Overview
Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Illinois average of 2.6. Among the 4 nursing homes in Dekalb, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 91% of nursing homes in Illinois (the state average is 3.5 hours). Of that, 1.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 3, 2025, found 8 health deficiencies, fewer than the Illinois average of 12.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $16,692 in the past three years.
Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing is a government-run facility with 190 certified beds, caring for about 123 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1986.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 3, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $16,692
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.70 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.51 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.30 hrs
- Nurse aides2.89 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 190
- Average residents per day
- 123
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1986
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes